Холодный дом

Moving On

           Chadband,pausingwiththeresignationofamanaccustomedtobepersecutedandlanguidlyfoldinguphischinintohisfatsmile,says,"Letushearthemaiden!Speak,maiden!""Onethousingsevenhundredandeighty-two,ifyouplease,sir.Whichhewishtoknowwhattheshillingwarefor,"saysGuster,breathless."For?"returnsMrs.Chadband."Forhisfare!"Gusterrepliedthat"heinsistesononeandeightpenceoronsummonsizzingtheparty."Mrs.SnagsbyandMrs.ChadbandareproceedingtogrowshrillinindignationwhenMr.Chadbandquietsthetumultbyliftinguphishand."Myfriends,"sayshe,"Irememberadutyunfulfilledyesterday.ItisrightthatIshouldbechastenedinsomepenalty.Ioughtnottomurmur.Rachael,paytheeightpence!"WhileMrs.Snagsby,drawingherbreath,lookshardatMr.Snagsby,aswhoshouldsay,"Youhearthisapostle!"andwhileMr.Chadbandglowswithhumilityandtrainoil,Mrs.Chadbandpaysthemoney.ItisMr.Chadband’shabititistheheadandfrontofhispretensionsindeedtokeepthissortofdebtorandcreditoraccountinthesmallestitemsandtopostitpubliclyonthemosttrivialoccasions."Myfriends,"saysChadband,"eightpenceisnotmuch;itmightjustlyhavebeenoneandfourpence;itmightjustlyhavebeenhalfacrown.Oletusbejoyful,joyful!Oletusbejoyful!"Withwhichremark,whichappearsfromitssoundtobeanextractinverse,Mr.Chadbandstalkstothetable,andbeforetakingachair,liftsuphisadmonitoryhand."Myfriends,"sayshe,"whatisthiswhichwenowbeholdasbeingspreadbeforeus?Refreshment.

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